The legendary Queensr˙che are releasing their new album "Dedicated to Chaos" on June 28.

Progarchives has teamed up with Rock, Metal, Punk Download site LoudTrax.com to give PA members a chance to ask the band questions, Win an exclusive autographed Queensr˙che lithograph, and pre-Order the album.

ProgArchives members can post any question they have for the band on this forum entry. Please gear the questions for the band and not 1 specific member. Queensryche will then pick 10 questions from that list and answer them. Full interview will be posted on ProgArchives.com and at LoudTrax.com.

Queensr˙che offered an exclusive autographed lithograph for this promotion which is exclusive to PA members. The contest form is at http://www.loudtrax.com/Contest/Queensryche where you must enter your PA member name to qualify.

The contest and interview is open to all (June 14 to 28), the Pre-Order on LoudTrax.com is for US residents only.

First off, let me say that it was a blast seeing you guys live at Sweden Rock Festival!

1). I would like to know if you have any plans of continuing the Operation: Mindcrime storyline in the future?2). I really enjoyed hearing Damaged during your recent performance, do you guys have any plans of returning to that Promised Land frame of mind?

1. Does it ever creep you out that some of the lyrics in Operation: Mindcrime became so prophetic?

2. Do you consider doing another exploratory / experimental record like Promised Land?

3. I recall interviews when Mindcrime was released, where the guitars were put in boxes to get an "icy" kind of effect? Do you still experiment to try to get tones that have never quite been heard before?

4. Thanks for all the years of great music.

You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all.

i love the band's efforts from the debut EP upto Promised Land, and to a lesser degree, Hear in the Now Frontier. I bought Mindcrimei think 5 times altogether (3 as cassettes and 2 for CD)

My question:

Given that QR's prime days are well in the past circa mindcrime to promised land, how was the band dealing with increasing pressures from fans to compare recent efforts and new musical directions with past glory?

has the now quartet found the perfect new sound? What is it like?

And who are we to justify the right in all we do
Until we seek, until we find Ammonia Avenue

1. With the recent success of the Rage for Order, Empire and American Soldier extended suites, would you consider doing the same for the musical genius that is Promised Land? Or even recreate the elaborate theatrical stage setup from the original tour and play the entire album?

2. With the shift to the Roadrunner record label (great move by the way), will you consider implementing a heavier, more guitar-oriented approach to new material, with more focus on aggressive, punchy riffs, energy and intensity?

3. Will guitar legend Michael Wilton be resuming a more active role as a songwriter in the creation of new material for upcoming albums?

And echoing above sentiments, new 10min+ mini-epics along the lines of Suite Sister Mary would also go down nicely. Are there any plans for longer, progressive songs such as this?

Looking forward to the band's choices. Thanks Queensryche for showing your appreciation for the fans by making the effort to hear our voices and opinions.

Over the years we have seen the creative songwriting process of Queensr˙che evolve from Tate/DeGarmo/Wilton to a much broader mix of contributors including Tate/Rockenfield/Jackson/Gane/Slater/Gray/Carell on the "Dedicated to Chaos" release. From a fan's perspective, the upside of this evolution is the diversity of musical styles in the Queensr˙che catalog. The downside is that the evolution seems to be taking Queensr˙che further away from the core sound of power guitar and vocal range. Is there a desire within the band, as there is among the fans, to bring this evolution full circle by creating an epic thinking-man's-metal masterpiece?

2. Given the current state of the economy, how will ticket prices/merchandise be affected? Will you be playing fewer venues?

3. Will you be surprising us with any special guests on your next tour?

**I love you guys. From the bottom of my heart. I had pictures of you in my locker in high school and I just knew I was going to marry Geoff someday (we know how that worked out). BUT...please, for the love of whatever is out there, no more trapeze artists. All the theatrics detracted from the music and left me confused. I understand you were flexing your creative muscles and while I appreciate that, you have a hardcore cult fanbase that wants Geoff to not wear a codpiece. I will love you until I draw my last breath, and I will embrace your creativity. Just please don't make it so...busy...**

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